Horn, Hamburg

Horn
Quarter of Hamburg
Brick-buildings at the street Horner Landstraße in 2006. Brick-buildings at the street Horner Landstraße in 2006.
Horn
Location of Horn in Hamburg 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Hamburg
City	Hamburg
Borough	Hamburg-Mitte
Area
• Total	5.9 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Dialling codes	040
Vehicle registration	HH

Horn is a quarter in the borough Hamburg-Mitte, in the eastern part of Hamburg, Germany. In 2007 the population was 36,890.

History

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Horn in a military map of the 18th century.

During World War II the Hamburg and therefore Horn were targets of the air raids of the so-called Operation Gomorrah.

Geography

Horn is located in the eastern part of the city of Hamburg and belongs to the Hamburg-Mitte borough. In 2006 according to the statistical office of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein, the quarter has a total area of 5.9 km² (2.3 sq mi). To the north is the Marienthal quarter of the Wandsbek borough and the Billstedt quarter is to the east. To the west are the quarters Hamm-Nord, Hamm-Mitte and Hamm-Süd; to the south is the Billbrook quarter.

Demographics

In 2007 the population of the Horn quarter was 36,890. The population density was 6,273 inhabitants per square kilometre (16,247/sq mi). 15.5% were children under the age of 18, and 17.9% were 65 years of age or older. 22.5% were immigrants. 2,765 people were registered as unemployed. In 1999 there were 19.604 households, and 51% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 1.82.

In 2007 there were 4,237 criminal offences (115/1000 people).

Population by year

1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
37,139	37,216	37,588	38,502	39,047	39,237	39,115	38,597	38,021	37,817	37,344	36,402	35,881

2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
35,522	35,350	35,910	35,971	36,291	36,302	36,490	36,890

Education

In 2006 there were 5 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools in the Horn quarter with 3,894 pupils.

Sport

The Deutsches Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race at Hamburg-Horn Racecourse, and it is scheduled to take place each year in July.

Infrastructure

Health systems

In 2007 there were not less than 16 day-care centers for children, 44 physicians in private practices and 8 pharmacies.

Transportation

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View of the entrance of the Hamburg U-Bahn station Horner Rennbahn in 2006.

Horn is serviced by the rapid transit system of the underground railway with the stations: Horner Rennbahn and Legienstraße (line U2 since the Change of the Lines). According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Horn were 9,310 private cars registered (252 cars/1000 people) in 2007 and 131 traffic accidents.

Notes

References

• Statistical office Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein, official website (German)